'aoooctarnn rum and no u
emanates-commune”:
ESTALlSHED 1870' one. no Ioeond clono nun.
WAR-TAX CAUSES
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Liquors and' Tobaccos Jump
onsiderably—No More
hooners of Beer—-—Auto-
mobiling Cost Likewise in-
creased—Even the Ford
Feels Effect of Govern-
ment Levies
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ten to Plans to Promotef To the smoker and (how blbulously
. _ .t inclined there are very trying days
the leefly Luau ilOl‘ tltc pocketbook that is tin: lt-att
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similar announcement by advirtingt;
1 saloon: in the city posted notices that
‘ A FINE SPEAKER
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('iiZZF‘i wo‘Ud cot six cents» and i t
‘Crni Olgatettes would cost six 0, trt
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. their patrons that hereafter liver-”ti: \ . ‘
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Everything In and Around
the Encampment Tends to
the Health and Strength
Dr. Garfield, Fuel Adminis-
I trator,-Will Use All Power
l to Avert Coal Tie-Up
CAMP DEVENS, bliss... Oct. l7.~«~-
wnnnnsniv, our 11, 1917
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ALL PART. 0' THE WORLD IV A ”56th VIII AND OUR OW I OPERATOR.
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All Doubts Regarding New
Sodiers Set at Rest by
p Reports From Var-
By W .D. O'Brien. ‘9‘...
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Although the word j’Ayer" is on near;
ly every lip in every New England
home, though it may be printcd ati
least once in every issue of every‘
newspaper in New England. Camp fie-l
was really isn't in Ay r at .all. It inl
| in Harvard. a tiny old-ashionni town
as unknown to lam.» now as Ayer
.was before the selective draft.
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Wlllfill
Fair and Somewhat Warmer "than
Nelson Tuttle, of [Taylor
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summarisedo wilEiTNEWS-r‘
lall liquor would henceforth cost live,
”iv" 1 The evidence the rep ~
cents more, I drink when th-3 majority
‘o h tobacco leaders, also made a
I . 5a pnckttze.
M. N. Mayehofi' Presndes as or m. stntmu instruction”;
' . ithe lflCl'l'itFt‘d (‘05' of drink in' mold"2
Chairman or the Gather of the saloons “115,0! coursc, hearsay,
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Awakened to the realization that«
lite United States is actually at war
and that the country needs the mom-y.
moi-Walk manufacturers attended the
most enthusiastic meeting ever held
,In their history at the Hotcl Milllflcli';
Euro yesterday. . The session, was all
fibe intarests of the floating of thev
bet-owl ,Libet'tyjoztn and it was every.
filing that it Will hoped to be. A
ringing address hv i-‘ranklin Q. Brown
attainment New York banker and
, . i To thousands of Bridgeport visitors
Thousands Of Diggers Q‘Ht' who throng here Sundays, it is high-
. . . ‘ l' F l" l I ll
tn llitnots to Enforce Wage? ’ m y "g "r ‘ 9'" t” '"d "m
their soldier boys are living in a moot
~ healthy spot. Thouillt the "Joite" l!
t Increase Demand ; trite and orerworhed there in a vast
‘ _ ‘deal of truth in the rsyinfi that the
t wasttnvorox. l). c.. Oct. 17. --l.lr.. a!" N Sr?“ in A!"-
gnarry A. Garfield, the Fuel Admin-i “(indiumI 8" lend '0 mite tht‘
l . .
' ‘ iiatrator, today sent telegrams lO'lhe “mp location Ideal. It consists of
. ,bcads of local unions of coal mines. “‘31 ""0 10”!"le about half a done
, tin the Southwrstgin a dctermincd ef- . "l “K farms, J'hk'h “We purchased
tlort to avert strikes that the impend‘ by "“9 KOVPI’DWM- There are four
SHHWINE ZEAL: int: in that section.
_ t C'ommcntinn upon the appeals made
‘ .of them by the officers of their on!
. ition association to abstain from strik- '
. ‘lng and calling their attention to (bet
Eagcrness to Learn Afouseslnatlonnl conl crisis and the task in»,
. ° ' ' .‘. “i" f . M l
member 0', ”1" executive committee 0‘: Enth-“Smsm 0f Officers i ggii‘iigldnih'itt [lgzlli‘tilpnfi (‘Ollvllitkffll‘d anil 3‘ .
‘lbe Liberty Loan, was one of thc= .
, ' -._._... , tthcn may a warnln tho-significance
”My {93'1"99- . WASlllNGTON, Oct. 17.— lllcn of! of “1,20“ cannot bpglogt' i
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AT ANY TIME,
Filling Companies For Spec-
ial Service With Army in
Europe _ .
A law» number of neighbors andt‘ ’ ' / ..""
friends of Nelson Tutlle paid lheiriEntente' Armies m Mice' ‘
2mm: ‘0 ”‘m 13“! mnmwt his donia Are Showing Much -
onto. .'0. 14 Taylor avenue. the oc - . . ‘
“33’0" Win: a celebration of his 93rd 1:63;; £31133, Than I“.
birthday. Mr. Tuttle was in the be,“
of spirits and flitltreciated the co...
”Wilma“ WMCh we" “NM“! ‘0 \ll tltc important infantry .
im. Among the guests were. John ‘ . ’. . l -
' t In tlte western
H. 1“limp and Theodore Knan , life- fightmg last mi“
'p was theatre was confined to the .
French front, where attacks by the ..
Gcrtttans in the Atsttc and Chum-mt
(Continued on Page Two)
pugttc sectors, as Well its in the Very
dun region were repulscd by Gen-
lul] "RAFIT‘E". crul l’ctuin 's troops. ,
MEN EXAMINEI] There is promise of a speedy 1‘“
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(Continued on Sixth Page).
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WASHIKG’I‘ON. l). 0., Oct. 17.»-
Mt'li of the National Army are do
winning y‘splrit that augurs wcll,
tors. the new soldiers turn out into'
to (orut‘al reports reaching the War
Department from several canton—
moms. The young soldlets are throw-
ing thcmaelvcs into the Work with a
l‘ill that has aroused the enthusiasm
of their officers. ‘
Especially gratifying to officials are
reports from Camp Devens, Ayer,
Mam, and ("amp Grunt, Rockford.
Ill.. and in order to lcarn the spirit
of the men at the training camped
the lit-x rtmcnt decided today to call[
'upon diislonal commanders for re-
nofll- sill
(Continued on Sixth Page).
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newul of the, activity in Flanderl, ‘
thoucvct'. Field Marshal Haig,'for
'vinstaucc, sends from British Head- ’
Out of the one hundred and twenty 1 quarters today one of those lacqlud ‘ ‘
five Norwalk men summoned for ex. reports that so frequently 11".; .
amination for the draft. this morning'lpreceded the periodic attacks on.» ,
about one hundred appeared and weret
examined by the physicians. The reithat front. “Nothing of special in.
The mes-Hr”: of tho manufacturers the National Army are developing a. "9", L, what he says:——
spirit that augurs well for the future: “Strike! must not take place.
of the, force, formal reports reaching? u they have been ordered the or-
the war department from several can-i der ought g. be revolt“ at once.
‘ltit'lmf'nls show. The young soldiers, The arms of' the agreement
Mus preceded by a dinner. . Forry'
men were present at the meeting and'
enthusiasm-simply bubbled over and
.dltere was evinced on the part of ct"
are throwing themselves
3 (Continued 0n P383. Twelve) t work with a zeal that has ”aroused
‘* ' ‘ ' " ' “ ' "me" ! uns had 0 ened their ternlle' ‘; ,
‘ “hi. enthusiasm Dir-I'm”. 0mm?“ . l fair. For Many Burglaries 0f {Wirimf in! ironincltighl “0“" of “1' Sixty‘four claims for cxemptiod'gl fi . rc ihrutorv to an attack.
1. .,spec .t y marrying to f)flit‘|.lls am, u, shall we "fly pow" com- ‘ Flats C mit .n N. ens -e ran on, at eager for work. wero- tiled in the oillce of the local Vt ru'm t‘t‘ P l _ .
till-rm!“ ”out“ (amt: Dc‘tctiiz. ‘34ch mm“ to m, to pun," "m," ; 0m ted l W» Instead of seeking rest in their qunrv demon board [ms morning. A“; 'lhc (rt‘l'nlflll Inch command ap-
‘ t . a5’i., alli amp lmn , 0(‘ fll't..l York Mmiy .
. (lilt‘gnd't‘nnoril‘cr 1tlo tlo'a-rni the arttttrtl the 0?," to stand." ‘ (h; “dozing: tsihee-“h and) solving: evidence for exemption must bc‘of tltc British drive, as the latest , .
. t. t 4.. .. a mm m: c nuts. mm, ion has been calll-d by the 4,. , , ‘ N can K a 9’ I - “ 9“ handed in lo the board by noxt Watt in. r t t n in re orting the
. ”w department decided today lo cal Sentinel m me pom-r vcst-yd in ”1.. My \0Rls_ Oct. 17." Three young ed. They are eager to fit themselves nesdny . t l, U‘ m s a 5““ . 'p .
. . ’ . ‘lllmn divisional commanders for tc-. [35,“de m. qlpmon 9 o, u", splec. women who are charged by the police,phy.-lcalgv for the great task ahead of ' intense artillery activity m mm
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At (‘tmtp Devens, the company of-
on.”
. ttttttttn ttttts
. tltc men come in front elm: hours at
. intensive training still carter for work
{Anth Wagner; of South-'
,4 V ‘| ’ a .
, lnstcttd of seekinu rest in the quar- lace.‘ of all East Twenty-second . . soggyflggil;ggvgéaigmfiilgflg-arca east of hprcs, where the Brits
_ ' D011, 18 Ogender other ters, lht- new: solders turn out tntof . ‘ ; atr’ect; Miss L.llian Schmidt. 21. of . quota of two hundred and fourteen. ”lush steam rollcr m pushmg its way.
. . _ the company streets and continue . 34.. PlastOne ’Hnndred and Sixth complete lthrotllel the German lines. Thus
,2 Enemy Aliens Break Law ptccticing what they have just learn—. , street, and Mrs. Helen Donltn. 20, of y ‘ ’ ' l v ,_ . '. . tl .t
- ”—4- it’d- ‘ l ‘ ' '; 2l3 East Ninety'sixth street. are ac. w MEN VISITINE ‘ ' the British auatofsn appeal??? { '
August “'agnpr, or SouthpOrt_ {Mpg They are eager to fit thcm‘zelvcs tensed of forclnz.y an. entrance by the . FARM BUREAU T0 have been able to co ect "1 men '
‘ impwum for up» duration 0; (11" war physically for the great task ahead; {use of jimmies into the apartment of - ‘
with Germany today. because of his “fl'hi‘m- lh“ "316975" report, and. a
infringement of the enemy alien rr-c- spirit 0" loyalty ‘0 "WI!" fompamr‘fi
i
. t
W" ”W. agreed upon at Wuhlngton tn- 3
!
ports. i
firm-s report many instances wherc’
Believed To Be— lbnpons ible
1 » tween operators and miners are
and warn you against allowing
.wltb being burglars were arrested'
learly yesterday by Detectives Donlon
f and Burke. of Police headquarters.
l The women. who said they were
iftflss Bessie Haberten. 23 years of
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Patrick Nldalo, of. 345 Final Twentieth
street, and runsacking it.
F. J. Maynard, of Bridge-
At (Vamp Denna the company it -
llcers report many instances where
tors, the new soldiers (or uout lntol
them, the omcers report, and a spirit
(Continued on Pu. mutt
; ti on llliVENS
made in the Town Assembly bnlll
matuder. for the most part, have al-
claims mustbe in by Friday. and an'parcntly is anticipating B 1'81)er
The physical examinations werel
building. in Wall street, where the'takcn placc"‘ttp to the present.”
ofllcea of the exemption board are! There has been a season of corn-
"°' “mam“ parativcly good wcather in the
information to cnabletheir artil-
MOVE TO DANBURYllc-ry to pursue its workaitll its
‘tercst to report," has meant in'scv‘ ‘1 .
ready enlisted in some branch of tnelersl oithese cases that the Email.
ders said no infantry attacks had "-
' ' . usual reeision and tellin efle
minions imposed by the United . ‘ ; port, and. ‘1' Peterson’ or 3*V’"' b“"‘"‘"“ °’ “.3” "“ ""3 “mm“ m "”0"" ”PM” ”Slmlwltile Iihc mud fields pmgumbity' _
States government. Wagner was ar— (Continued on Sixth Page.) ' Stamford Blame One An; East Side, In which Waring apparcli __.._-____ from the local office of the Fttirficld h ' (1 ed t mewhat with ill. '
Jcsled in the vicinity of the Remingr’ > f ’ - . ‘Wafl the principal booty, have.been H me Town Committees to County Farm Bureau, it 390mg V" ave .rl on so ‘
ton Arms plant yestcttlay by Bridge? ; vother i o probable that the headquarters of mo cesastlon of the rant. .
{port authorities and is now being held
sit headquarters pending the arrival
‘ of Federal authorities who will take'
Jdm to one of the interment camps. i
it was found by secret service mom;
that Wagner came to this country;
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~~ NEHEMlillBANlltE
no beginning of the war for an alien . NEW HAVEN, Oct. 17,...Etpcuon of
I'Ql'm“ in 3‘00“)“. The. permit ‘Wmi officers. revision of the constitution
Infused because W381!" did BM 6013' and “statutes and consideration of in-
]th’ with the! regulations laid down creased assessments '5:th the. chief
11‘" the issuance 0' permits. “matters of business awaiting atten-
’ ltion of the delegates when the an-
tnual state convention of the Knights
:of Pylhias resumed its sessions yes-
(Continued on strut Pane).
, I ' l terday. l
i i Gland (‘hancclior Charles H. Brew-
. -er presided. The reports indicated
fan increase in membership and good
, financial condition.
i it was voted to increase the per
,(apita tax for the grand lodge from
. [25 cents to 30 cents and It was an-
Thp b0 '3 at pm Te who are, ncunced that 81,700 of the $2,310 need:
motionsly’walting for tligxcall to [to 9d ‘0 "1‘“? the motor ambulance had
to the front. had all they could do, bee,“ F‘Ib-‘cflbtd 50 fat-
"l-a: Frday night. A heavy wind storm nominations "l" oflicers Were re-
(wile up about five. o'clock. the wind "ortcd as tolloVIn:
blow four tents over, the sand was fly- 6"an chant‘ellor, Nehemiah Can-
irg: so harzl‘the boys wouldn't dare to' "‘9' 5""“""= grand vice chancellor,
. put. their heads out the tents. [Manlius H. “0710“. -New Dritatn:
During the storm. Corporal Wm. B. mand prelatu. James kelley “invited;
‘ it [till llilllll
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t F. J. Maynard, of 746 Howard nvenuo,5
'Bridgeport, and H. Peterson. of 325:
Atlantic street, Stamford. figured in}
an automobile acct out about three:
‘mlles west of Norwalk. last night..!
lwhich would be in the town of llurv.
. . ']
ien. according to esttmates made hert ; walk companies of ”,9 Connecticut
liowcvet, both men made complaints Horn Guard organization. a most suc~
to Wlice headquarters in the Citylcpfléi dancewnsbeld last night in
Hall, and put the blame on ,eacb'u", local armory ' '
cm"- ' l ' ' orchestra ofl
‘, Maynard said he was driving to- McBneIIYI “mm“
‘ port h at favorite
lward Norwalk. and stopped on ac .‘Brldxe ' always m l
‘ count of'tire trouble.
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HOME GUARD MEN
GIVE A DANCE
Under the auspices of the three Non
iln thincity. rendered music for the’
"standing on the side $135333?" affair, and "no" "’9" first appearances
,lt was smashed into by the car drtv:: .
-en by Peterson. The cars were quiteib'e better than ever.
badly damaged. and some oi the lad
fairflnnd it is belietred that each crun-
pany netted about $50 on the. big
event. Refreshments were served.
The cotmmttec in charge. of the
dance consisted of Lieutenantflbarles
Guamierl. chairman: Vents-”Percy C.
Quintard, Lieutenant Charles: Britta.
Sergeant David L. Riley, George Wit
llama; Corporal knapv. Carleton M.
Bylugion. Mr. Kramer. )ir. Beers. J.
Edward Moonan, Ralph Dibble and
Thomas )iclnbon.
.mi’tittitit ’ ”i.
utilitarian
Judge Burpee Presiding
vol the season in Nomi“ 5’39ch ‘0; National Defense.
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'A crowd unmbcrlnz well over onci
thousand. attended the successful af-'
, iArrange For Accommoda.
tions l
Mothers and sisters of men in the
dtaft army at Aycr. Mass, will soon
be able to stay overnight, when they
go ”WI"? to call on their friends and
relatives. us arrangements are being
mad-.9 for their sleeping accommoda-
tions while they are at the camp.
The, preparation of these quarters is
one of the plans which is being tin-
dertniten by the health und recreation
comtnittée of the Woman's Commit-
in, Connecticut Division. Council of
Not only will Quarters be provided.
of women will be directed where to
wort-tinned on ran Twelve)
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‘ SUSPENIlEIlthAllS
Episcopal sector round
organization will be shifted in thol An admission of possible signifi-
near future. from ’Norwalk to Dan-lettuce was contained in ,lhe’ Ger-
bury. , , g .
n on the Macedonian...
With the opening of a branch of-‘man “meme t
lice in Stamford. it is thought that. .. - - '
this section of the county can bermghl- 89‘2"“ Village? m “I.
well taken care of by the Stamford Struma region, on “‘0 right flank
other. and that Danburr is more‘cen-‘of the Allied lines northeast of Sn-
trully located for the :upper end of'
the county.
Fruit and truck gardening are that
principle departments which need. to‘
be extended in’ this vicinity, while,
dairy farming is an important factor
‘Bulgarians tothe British, Berlin
announces.
There has been noticeable ac-
tivity by the Entente armies in
in the other end of the territory . .
which is covered by the bureau. WM Macedonia recently and It. seem
an office. located in each section, u "possible that some aggressive use
believed that more satisfactory re is finally to be made of the huge
suits: Will be obtained,‘thnn with the
system as it is at the present time. "(Continued on Sixth Ml
note oi woman. { ‘* h
‘Ybumcordlallyinvitedtonmaumeetingtobeheldnt
the NorwalkAmor’yPriday nightntso’clock sharp. lush
arm-m was p...t..g--y.....naodt.~; W“ waiter-“"a'mtv ”mm $52? ‘ 0"" 0W” “mm” MAY snousu 0113i; 6°“? ”2‘ 9 0‘ 12‘ Cm“ no... meat of at. University of m", on t» . the.
”uptiggzrggggnm ,m' m .apt.§.22:;”§3-.iiiifirll"" W" '. .' Started in Dnnbnry‘ ~ cunntrrorrlcn ‘Mm‘m" PM W of u. evening and s. .mun what is m
. pointed "head plumber at the Fort.»
Privates Vincent. Whitney, CruwfdePAID BUT 51w
and (‘olllns have arrived from pass. ‘
Mr. William ll. Cotes. u weiltkndwn, 0N LIFE POLICY
young man ‘of Norwalk. anda :opular ' GETS $40,“)
nan in machine work. who resides at» ,
32 North Filrleld avcnnc. has becng Hrs. Pansy Wilson Finnegan, adv
whiting his brother, Private Lester minu'tatr‘lx of the estate of Charles
Georges Colen. of the 35th Cmmnyrj Finnegan. of Bridgeport. formerly of
,1. l. 8. Saturday and SundaV. be 9W, South Norwalk, who wan killed in nu
toyed his visit. and the loot stove automobile accident in Bridgeport.
(“me in handy on not
ctutge in the weather. ' l
The horn thank the Red Crone at Life Insurance: 00., Hartford.
Nariall very tum-b for tln sweeten; . The victim of the accident, was in
Judge Lucien F. Home presided
of the' Aug. 12. has received one of the lam.
est claims paid this year by the Aetnn
over the October tern: of the superior
court which opened in (In: army
my house: Bridgeport. yesterday;
Several short calendar matters were
disposed of, but no case's were an-
signed for trial. Next Tuesday Judge
Burpee will return here to snake ao-
slgnmcnis of court cases. but the in
dicattona arc that the term of the
court will beneath-batman
record.
in the me of ”,7”
atom: tbs nun-u 11.: on. an...
If plans which are no, midrr ”(lis-
cusaion so through, it in probable that
the brunch ofllce 0f the Charities Dr
pnrtllcnt, now located in the Town
humbly ball building.
street. will be abolished and all busi-
ness will be transaction through the
mull olce of the cityhnll.
t-Tbla chum would‘be in keeping
wltlltiomw butsdtbe no
at city Mutton. balm-ch to
It , ., do." with a unborn! o.’
'bWtfltw atom -
an! no IDmcIted than: v mncb.‘ sored for the cum of “OM. which accept-d tin, yogurt, .1 the
ntzd‘flm' will alum :M’iinsm‘mmm Mrs. Pan-7mm m ‘ ”mm up to
ttndaqummmummmm Math ‘_*t 1—w- 't
.1 . L...‘ » “ you ”aim . 1' tt .. ‘
KMMWMH , use
urn-v .. . quarks;
in Walltl
monuments; Oct. 17'-:A mm-
in:' 'arralxnment of Bishop lthlnelnnd-
er of the diocese,“ Pennsylvania, the
‘ la‘e Bishop Alexander lucky-Smith
and Francis A. bowie. lawyer andl
churcbmnn. b7 the her; Purdue H,‘
Argo. rector of the Church.“ the Nn-l
tivity, Recitation, Pt. in which Mi
denounced the Ricbn'unul trial as “a
airmen to the diocese or Pen-orb.
rattle and tibial upon the Protestant
Episcopal Church.” created 1 nonna-
tlon lit the module. of the‘
trial of the n». We" Chaim-n
Richmond yesterday otter-ooh in the!
flank noose. Twelfth a“ walnut
punitive!
done and what has been done in the great war.
front situation,‘received late last
jloniki, have been “ceded” by the »
-»--"‘-rh. starting-Wanna me: will {milh music. a
(chorus of voices from the Norwalkfiigb School and from the
31. l. Inyohofl factory will sing "0m Then," the aoldlal’
‘ sung,"mltarlpon¢lodnanncr”andothorpau'iotluuloctionl.
mmsnoemmammm
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